Turning 100,000 into a million may seem distant, but there are actually only two paths to choose from.

The first, is to leap to the top in one step. Find a tenfold opportunity and jump all the way up. Exciting? Definitely. But what’s the reality? How often do such opportunities come around? Most people won’t wait for it.

The second, is to steadily move upward. Turn 100,000 into 200,000, then 400,000, then 800,000. Three such doubling steps are enough.

I’ve seen too many people’s outcomes—where do they all stumble? Clinging to the first path, ultimately losing even their capital.

Remember one thing—

**Return = Principal × Volatility × Time**

If you want to amplify returns, you can only squeeze the juice from these three variables. With only 100,000 principal, you can’t break through. So what to do? Many start playing tricks with volatility: chasing after moonshots, using high leverage, craving the thrill of doubling every day. And the result? Volatility indeed amplifies, but time becomes the enemy—because before you can even make money, you’ve already been liquidated.

The world of spot traders is different.

Avoid contracts, only do spot trading, and this path becomes clearer. You control both the principal and volatility, leaving only time to rely on. And time, ironically, is the least valuable but most effective resource.

How do spot traders play? Summarized into two things—

**First, choose the right target.** Don’t go for those meme coins that skyrocket a hundred times in a month and then instantly zero out. Find those with solid fundamentals, supported by stories, that can survive the next cycle and keep shining. You don’t need to find a hundred; one or two well-chosen ones are enough.

**Second, extend the cycle.** Why must a threefold increase be achieved in a month? What if you give yourself a year or two? Using time to exchange for space, your mindset will be completely different.

Does it sound slow? Yes, it’s slow. But for most people, this is actually the fastest and most reliable path. No need to stare at K-line charts screaming every day, no need to wake up in the middle of the night scared by liquidation warnings. All you need to do is quietly position yourself when others are frantic, then patiently watch them grow.

This path isn’t very exciting, nor will it make your stories in social circles particularly dramatic. But it’s stable enough to get you where you want to go—that’s the survival wisdom of spot traders.